The Busy Woman s Garden Book 



Sweet Corn Dried — As corn is more trouble 

 to can than any of the other vegetables and more 

 uncertain in its results, many housekeepers prefer 

 to dry it, and a way that is very highly rec- 

 ommended is as follows: The corn is gathered 

 when still in the milk stage, somewhat younger 

 than for canning. It is necessary for two to 

 handle the product as it must all be finished in 

 one operation — that is, it is a one-day job, and 

 a rather strenuous and busy one, too. As in 

 canning, the corn is blanched, plunged in cold 

 water, the grains scored through the center and 

 sliced from the cob, care being given that no part 

 of the cob is included. It is then placed on plates 

 or tins with a small amount of butter or butter 

 substitute added — just enough to prevent the corn 

 sticking to the plates — and placed in the oven 

 and on top of the stove to dry. It must be stirred 

 almost continuously to prevent burning or stick- 

 ing. Only as much corn must be prepared at one 

 time as can be accommodated on the stove or in 

 the oven and one person must prepare and cut the 

 corn while the other stirs and dries it. The dry 



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